Name:
North Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Philip D. Brown
Age:
21
From:
Jamestown, N.D.
Assigned to
Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.D.
Incident:
North Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Philip D. Brown died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device went off west of Samarra, Iraq.
Died:
May
08, 2004
Jamestown remembers slain soldier
Associated Press
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — The father of soldier who died of wounds suffered in Iraq says he’s grateful for the hundreds of people who have stopped by to offer sympathy and tell stories about his son’s life.
“It helps us take away the pain,” said Richard Brown.
Philip Brown, 21, was a specialist with the North Dakota National Guard’s 141st Engineer Combat Battalion. He and Spc. James Holmes, 28, of East Grand Forks, Minn., another member of the 141st, died May 8 of wounds suffered in separate attacks.
Richard Brown said his son’s body had been returned to the United States on May 9.
Holmes’ family lives in Arizona. His funeral is tentatively scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday...
Occupation
Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.D.
Incident
North Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Philip D. Brown died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device went off west of Samarra, Iraq.